West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival

08/15/2025

What The Fur-K!! We almost furgot the most special winners of this year's Zoocchini Festival! What a faux-paw!

Announcing the 2025 WSZF Pet Parade Pawardees! Congratulations to all this year's tailented peticipants and their fetching humans. It's the number one Berkshire event to wag your tail at!

All WSZF Pet Parade winners should have received prizes day-of festival. If you think there was pawssibly a pawblem and you meowstakenly weren't tossed a bone, please give a croak at [email protected]

08/14/2025

Announcing the 2025 West Stockbridge Zucchini Fest Contest Winners & Awardees!

Congratulations to all the amazing participants this year! And thank you to all our incredible volunteer contest coordinators: Jon Piasecki (Weigh-Off), Jackie Moffat & Jill Beasley (Decorating), Amy Butterworth (Baking), Joe Roy (Zucks), Jackie Murray (Pet Parade).

And shout out and thanks to our panel of official volunteer judges: Karlene Jean Kantner, Scott Sawyer, Kathleen Keresey, Andy Potter, Sandra Antunes and Octavio Nallin.

Attention WSZF Winners: Awards were announced on Saturday 8/9 and awardees were called at the contact provided. PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED BY SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd. If you have not yet claimed your prize, give a ring back or please get in touch at [email protected]

08/06/2025

Wow! So much stuff you might need 'yer readers!

2025 West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival is this Saturday 8/9 in downtown WS, 10am to 10pm, Rain or Shine!

For a slightly more legible schedule, contest submission details, parking and general info go to wszucchinifest.org. Hope to see you there! ✌️

07/31/2025

WSZF 2025 is almost here! Saturday August 9th, 10am to 10pm in downtown West Stockbridge, MA! Rain or Shine!

The 2025 festival schedule and info is available now at wszucchinifest.org/schedule

Also keep your eye out the next few days for online presale of this years t-shirts, caps, and other great WSZF merch!

The WSZF is a fun, inclusive and kid-friendly event for all folks from all places to build community and have some fun.

The festival is sponsored by the West Stockbridge Cultural Council and is a labor of love--100% organized and run by volunteers, neighbors and friends. All festival games, contraptions, booths, artwork, and decorations have been dreamt up and handcrafted by lovely folks in the WS community. ✌️

07/30/2025

Call to the Wild and their friends! Get your furry, feathered, shelled(?) friends ready for the 2025 Pet Parade at the West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival, Saturday August 9th, 10am to 10pm! Rain or Shine!

9:30am - Day-of Festival 8/9
All pets & owners register and check-in with Jackie and crew at the Pet Parade tent located between Berkshire Bank and Amici. To pre-register, follow directions at wszucchinifest.org/2025-contests. All species welcome and zucchini costumes very highly encouraged (so long as it’s not too hot). Well behaved pets & owners only.

10am
Pet Parade marches down Depot St.

10:45am
Awards Ceremony back near Berkshire Bank. Local prizes & gift certificates for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and more!

All WSZF contest details are available at wszucchinifest.org/2025-contests or at the link in bio!

*Zucchini Madge zukified from an original portrait drawn by The 2023 1st Place Zuck Race Finale Winner Zucchini Champini

07/29/2025

Tip the scale in your favor! Start plumping up that Blue Ribbon Zucchini crop for the 2025 WSZF Zucchini Weigh-Off Contest at the West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival, Saturday August 9th, 10am to 10pm! Rain or Shine!

11am to 3pm - Day-of Festival 8/9
Drop off your zucchini submission with your name and phone number to Jon & crew at the Weigh-Off Contest Tent across from the WS Post Office. Home-grown zucchinis of all shapes and sizes welcome!

3:30pm
Official Weighing & Awards Ceremony at the Weigh-Off Contest Tent. Cash Prize for 1st Place! Local prizes & gift certificates for 2nd and 3rd!

All WSZF contest details are available at wszucchinifest.org/contests!

07/27/2025

Don't forget to check the timer--the 2025 Zucchini Baking Contest is almost here! The most Zelicious happening at the 2025 West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival, Saturday August 9th, 10am to 10pm.

10am to 11:30am - Day of Festival 8/9
Submit your baked good and *original recipe* to Amy & crew at the Baking Contest tent at the corner of Depot St. & Center St. Recipe submissions must be hand-written clearly or typed and include name, address and phone number. Gluten-free, glutenous or gluttonous, sweet or savory--so long as it's got zucchini, all baked edibles are welcome!

12pm
Judging & awards ceremony. Local prizes and gift cards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!

All WSZF contest details are available at wszucchinifest.org/2025-contests!

07/25/2025

The Zucchini Fest needs more volunteers! Sign up today at wszucchinifest.org/volunteer

If you've only ever been to the festival as a festival-goer, volunteering is almost exactly the same! Only difference is you'll have a 'tini bit more responsibility, a generic green lanyard and when you check in for your shift, you'll be expected to eternally commit your soul to The Ethereal Zucchini that decides the fate of the festival.

We especially need folks to help out the day of the festival, Saturday August 9th--but any time you can give is greatly appreciated.

I personally promise you'll be an expert voluntini at whatever you sign up for--and you'll have a blast!

If you have any questions, feel free to DM here or send an email to [email protected]

✌️
Chris P.
WSZF volunteer co-organizer

07/23/2025

07/15/2025

Next volunteer Build & Paint Day is this Thursday 7/17 at 5:30pm at WS Town Hall in the Community Room!

In addition to more crafting, painting, and sprucing, fellow WSZF volunteer Karlene Kantner will be bringing some fun materials and tools for a special hands-on festival project. As usual, it'll be a fun easy-going time to hang out with folks and get creative! Any and all, of all ages are welcome--just come on down! ✌️

06/25/2025

Did you know admission to the Zucchini Festival is 100% FREE? Gad Zukes!

Your donation ensures the WSZF volunteer committee can fund everything that makes it possible--and keeps admission to the festival COMPLETELY FREE! Please consider donating today at wszucchinifest.org/donate

Your support also keeps game tickets and vendor fee affordable. And it helps fund a lot of the free music, performance and fun activities throughout the day. The WSZF volunteer committee has always been committed to putting together an event that's rich in community, culture and accessible to as many folks as possible.

Support like yours is what makes this homegrown Berkshire community event such an enduring success!

06/19/2025

We need your support! Please consider making a donation to the Zucchini Festival today! Donate at the link in bio or go to wszucchinifest.org/donate

The West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival is 100% volunteer-run and funded with proceeds from the sale of merch, game tickets, vendor fees and in part by generous donations from supportive folks and businesses in the Berkshire community.

Your donation to the festival ensures that we can fund everything that makes it all possible–from rental equipment and building supplies, to vital services assisting with safety and traffic, to booking local performers, live music and other fun activities. Your donation also keeps admission to the festival completely free—making it accessible and inclusive to all folks and families who want to share in on the fun!

Support like yours is what continues to make this homegrown Berkshire community event such an enduring success! We are most grateful!

✌️💚
WSZF Volunteer Committee

For any questions or information about the Zucchini Festival, visit wszucchinifest.org or reach out at [email protected]